"Equipment Contamination" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The presence of an infectious agent on instruments, prostheses, or other inanimate articles.
| Descriptor ID |
D004866
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.850.540
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| Concept/Terms |
Equipment Contamination- Equipment Contamination
- Contamination, Equipment
- Contaminations, Equipment
- Equipment Contaminations
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Equipment Contamination" by people in Profiles.
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Outbreak of Adenovirus in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Critical Importance of Equipment Cleaning During Inpatient Ophthalmologic Examinations. Ophthalmology. 2019 01; 126(1):137-143.
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Automated endoscope reprocessors. Gastrointest Endosc. 2016 Dec; 84(6):885-892.
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Electrically conductive catheter inhibits bacterial colonization. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2014 May; 25(5):797-802.
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The impact of short-term topical gatifloxacin and moxifloxacin on bacterial injection after hypodermic needle passage through human conjunctiva. J Ocul Pharmacol Ther. 2013 Jun; 29(5):450-5.
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Central line-associated bloodstream infection prevention. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2012 Aug; 25(4):412-22.
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Infection caused by Rahnella aquatilis. Am J Med Sci. 2010 Jun; 339(6):577-9.
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Outbreak of cystoscopy related infections with Pseudomonas aeruginosa: New Mexico, 2007. J Urol. 2008 Aug; 180(2):588-92; discussion 592.
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Fatal central venous catheter-related infection in haemophilia. Haemophilia. 2006 Mar; 12(2):183-6.
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Consensus recommendations for use of central venous access devices in haemophilia. Haemophilia. 2004 Sep; 10(5):629-48.
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Quantitative study of bacterial colonization of dental casts. J Prosthet Dent. 1997 Nov; 78(5):518-21.